The Summer Proposal

by Vi Keeland

Genres: Romance, Summer, Summer Reads, Contemporary, Adult, Hockey, Sports

368 pages, Paperback

Published April 21, 2026

About the author

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over one hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-six languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Reviews

[Marrissa Horton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect summer read 💐

Every time I pick up a book from Vi Keeland, I’m surprised in the best ways. I always think I know what I’m getting, but then it becomes so much more. I absolutely love this story! I didn’t expect to be crying by the end 😭 You can’t help but fall head over heels for Max and Georgia. They are so sweet and endearing, with fantastic chemistry. Although they had plenty of obstacles in their way, they couldn’t give up on each other. Their story is different, fun, refreshing, but also had emotional depth, and I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!

🎙️𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 ⇣
Sebastian York and Andi Arndt gave amazing performances. I love the way they captured the banter, humor, emotions, and connection between the characters. It was just a great time all around!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 ⇣
Hockey romance
NYC setting
Fun meet cute
Summer fling
Slow burn
Dual POV
Spice

Thank you Bloom Books and Netgalley for the advanced copy!

[Erin Fitzsimons · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

If I had a nickel for every time the mmc had serious surgery (e.g. brain or heart surgery) and instead of telling the fmc, broke up with her, I would have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[Leah Tang · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn’t a huge fan of the dialogue 😅 He said “Sexy as shit” and she said “Okay.” too much imo and a lot of it didn’t feel natural imo 🤷🏻‍♀️ This is likely just a me problem though!

But it did have me crying with the last 25% of it.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Synopsis was a little misleading and I struggled to move past that, I didn't necessarily enjoy the idea of Gabriel in the book. Otherwise, it was a cute and easy read. I just wish it matched the synopsis.

[Lot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Max the man you areeee

Dit was alles wat ik nodig had

Dit boek had mij giggling and kicking my feet🤭

[JenLynette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved everything about this book!! From start to finish hooked! I’m obsessed with the MMC Max and the FMC Georgia! oh and her BFF Maggie is the greatest! She needs a book! 5 huge ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and lots of 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ to go with those!

[Julia Batts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. From the most adorable of meet-cutes until the very last page, I was hooked. It was fun and entertaining but also sweet and emotional. I did not expect to cry like I did. So worth the read!

[skyeslibrary]

“Be with the people you love, and your life will feel full in the end, whenever that time may come.”

The Summer Proposal sounds light and flirty, and it is, but it also includes heavy hurts that make the happiness all the more rewarding.
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this and that:
♡ acting like a tourist in your own town
♡ dual pov
♡ hockey player x entrepreneur
♡ just for the summer
♡ meet the family shenanigans
♡ open door
♡ single pov
♡ wrong blind date meet cute

triggers:
☞ death
☞ grief
☞ hereditary health issues
☞ hospital scenes

notable quotes:

“Smart women don’t believe the things you say. They believe the actions they see.”
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“If you’re not living life the way you want, you’re dying anyway.”
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“Be with the people you love, and your life will feel full in the end, whenever that time may come.”
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“The only thing I could ever regret about us is the ending.”
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“Your version of punishment is my version of heaven.”

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thank you to NetGalley and for the gifted copy!
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[jacé · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okayyy this was so cute!! i could so vividly imagine a perfect romcom movie out of this while reading 🥰


My only cons are wishing Georgia wouldn’t have put up with Gabriel’s “relationship preference” while he was away to begin with buttt I guess that’s just part of the plot lol. I got over it. The 🌶️ scenes weren’t my favorite as far as how they were written (acknowledging my bias and favor for romantasy / fantasy writing lol) but being that there were only a handful of them, it wasn’t a deal breaker for me.

[C]

Reminding myself that this book has the FMC in an open relationship for the summer rather than breaking up with her BF, according to other reviews. (This book was originally self published and has been picked up by Bloom, who is notorious for publishing self pubbed hits.)

The cover is totally adorable, and the blurb is perfect. I was about to request this one on Netgalley, but I don't think I'm the reader for this story.

[Melissa DeLong-Cox · Rating 1 out of 5]

Standalone hockey romance? Don't mind if I do! While willing to look past the meet cute (because IT WAS CUTE), I was unable to look past other tropes used throughout (miscommunication, major illness, big drama with resolution in one sentence, traumatic background requiring ~self sacrifice!~). It was an easy, fast read, but not one I'll be recommending.

*Thanks to SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books and NetGalley for the ARC!*

[Sara Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not recommended for fast burn readers, or readers who love 🌶 books. I was so disappointed with the 🌶 scenes, it sucked, there was no...🔥, the descripton that truly explain the chemistry between them.

Started off strong and executed the meet cute perfectly💞. But Vi lost me about halfway of the book, the story and events seemed too repetitive. Like there wasn't any something new to draw us into the book for the next half of the book.

[Anna Mollindo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vi Keeland’s books are the best books to escape the real world. I love the pacing of her stories and the entertainment they provide. A dash of spice and some amazing side characters. This story was no exception. The real life situations that happen in this book, make me love it even more. There is not a Vi Keeland book I will not read. Highly recommend.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vi Keeland never fails to give me a sweet, spicy love story. I shed a few tears while on the edge of my seat with this one.

[Jodie Glaister · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very typical rom-com but a good one at that. Cute & easy read!